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enhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/feeds/term/29/rss.xmlBattlement Mesa residents hire outside review of drilling proposalhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/battlement-mesa-residents-hire-outside-review-drilling-proposal
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f6403c3-7a35-0388-dec2-d1d5c3a4ce54"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>As Garfield County Commissioners take up a Battlement Mesa drilling proposal, there’s a glitch in the area’s history of oil and gas agreements. Aspen Public Radio’s Elise Thatcher takes a look at why an important one went missing for nearly a decade.</span></span></p><div>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 02:24:59 +0000Elise Thatcher44725 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgBattlement Mesa residents hire outside review of drilling proposalLocal natural gas station part of statewide pushhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/local-natural-gas-station-part-statewide-push
<p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">Construction is underway for a second compressed natural gas station in Glenwood Springs. When finished, the CNG filling stop will be the first in Glenwood that's open to the public. &nbsp;Aspen Public Radio’s Elise Thatcher examines the economics behind natural gas cars and trucks, and who might use such a station.</span></p><p>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 05:25:33 +0000Elise Thatcher40225 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgLocal natural gas station part of statewide pushGarfield County Sees Nearly 20% of Oil, Gas Spills Statewidehttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/garfield-county-sees-nearly-20-oil-gas-spills-statewide
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Oil and gas companies were responsible for over seven hundred spills in Colorado last year. &nbsp;There were 128 in Garfield County-- making up nearly twenty percent of accidents statewide. &nbsp;That’s according to a review of public data by the Denver nonprofit, Center for Western Priorities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A spokesman for the agency that oversees oil and gas development in Colorado, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, is "neither&nbsp;endorsing&nbsp;nor challenging"&nbsp;the report. &nbsp;APR’s Elise Thatcher talks with </span>CWP's<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Policy Director Greg Zimmerman, who points out the spills released more than a million gallons of oil and other chemicals into the environment.</span></p><p>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:00:00 +0000Elise Thatcher30041 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgGarfield County Sees Nearly 20% of Oil, Gas Spills StatewideCrossCurrents - The Wilderness Workshop & Thompson Divide Coalitionhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/crosscurrents-wilderness-workshop-thompson-divide-coalition
<p>Today on CrossCurrents - last month, the federal government released the new Record of Decision on oil and gas leasing on the White River National Forest.&nbsp; Guests are Will Roush of the Wilderness Workshop and Zane Kessler from the Thompson Divide Coalition.</p><p><a href="http://www.wildernessworkshop.org/" target="_blank">http://www.wildernessworkshop.org/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.savethompsondivide.org/about-us/mission-and-vision.html" target="_blank">http://www.savethompsondivide.org/about-us/mission-and-vision.html</a></p>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:31:57 +0000Carolyne Heldman29186 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgCrossCurrents - The Wilderness Workshop & Thompson Divide CoalitionConservation Groups Cheer White River N.F. Oil, Gas Planhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/conservation-groups-cheer-white-river-nf-oil-gas-plan
<p></p><p>The White River National Forest released a “conservation-minded” <a href="http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/plan-looks-future-oil-gas-development-white-river-national-forest">plan</a> Tuesday for future oil and gas drilling. Conservation groups are cheering the plan, saying it proposes closing nearly all of the Thompson Divide to future leasing. Aspen Public Radio’s Marci Krivonen&nbsp;reports.</p><p></p>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:03:04 +0000Marci Krivonen 27931 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgConservation Groups Cheer White River N.F. Oil, Gas PlanValley Roundup - July 12th, 2013http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/valley-roundup-july-12th-2013
<p>On the show this week Carolyn Sackariason, Editor of <a href="http://www.aspendailynews.com">the Aspen Daily News</a> and Brent Gardner Smith, Editor and Investigative Reporter for <a href="http://aspenjournalism.org">Aspen Journalism</a> join us to discuss the top news stories in the Valley. &nbsp;<br><br>We talk with Aspen Public Radio Reporter Elise Thatcher about demonstrations planned for the weekend.&nbsp; The rallies will focus on opposition to hydraulic fracturing – fracking – in Colorado.<br><br>Denver Post Staff Writer Bruce Finley talks with us about his report in the Post this week about air pollution in the nine counties around Denver.<br><br>On the Download Aspen Public Radio’s Digital Content Manager Rob St. Mary tells us about a website where visitors can find out what the government might know about your digital habits, security concerns about Android smartphones and a real world file sharing hide and seek campaign.</p><p>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 00:03:29 +0000Roger Adams & Rob St. Mary 4406 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgValley Roundup - July 12th, 2013Residents Frustrated, Concerned About Parachute Plumehttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/residents-frustrated-concerned-about-parachute-plume
<p></p>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:00:42 +0000Elise Thatcher509 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgResidents Frustrated, Concerned About Parachute Plume